Through Rivalry Comes Love

Chapter 53

Stefan didn't know how long he and Elena had been wrapped up in each other's arms, kissing lazily. It was early yet, and no one else in the house appeared to be up yet. So they were taking advantage of some quiet alone time.

His hand pressed against her lower back, bringing her even closer to him. Elena smiled, hooking her leg around his and wondering how long you could actually kiss someone for. She intertwined her fingers with his, wanting that extra bit of closeness between them.

Elena's lips eventually pulled away from his. She kissed his neck, causing him to tip his head back and close his eyes. She took the opportunity to explore his body while she had him there next to her, completely relaxed.

Stefan sighed contently as her lips trailed down his chest, laying gentle, soft kisses along his skin. She paid attention to every ripple and every dip of his muscles, making a mental note to tell herself how lucky she was. He was absolutely beautiful.

When Elena got to his boxers, a naughty thought went through her mind, but she resisted the urge. Her family would be up at any time, and Elena doubted Stefan could stay quiet enough. So she kissed his stomach one last time before crawling her way back up to him, giving him a searing kiss.

It left him breathless. "Damn I love you" he told her, smiling as he placed his hands on her bottom and got himself a good feel. He was definitely behaving himself that morning. "You know, when we get home tomorrow, I am fully intending to do certain things with you" he told her with a knowing smirk.

Elena smiled. "What kind of things?" she asked, knowing she shouldn't get herself so excited when they had a whole day to wait.

"Come here" he said, encouraging her to come closer. Elena moved even closer to him. "Dirty things" he whispered in her ear. He felt her body tense as all the possibilities went through her head. "And you will love it" he added, patting her bottom. "Let's make breakfast" he said suddenly, rolling her off of him and sitting up.

Elena laughed, though she was pretty excited about being back in Seattle. "You want to make breakfast?" she asked.

Stefan grabbed a clean pair of clothes and nodded. Elena grabbed her pajama bottoms, not bothering to put on fresh clothes. "Yes I do" he said, leaning over the bed and giving her a quick kiss. "You coming?" he asked, standing. Elena nodded, getting off the bed and grabbing his hand to walk downstairs with him.

"I know we have eggs and bacon. Hopefully pancake mix, because you make the best pancakes ever" she said.

Stefan smiled. "I do, huh?" he asked, squeezing her hand. "What else do I do well?" he asked. Elena reached up on her tiptoes and whispered something in his ear. He gasped. "Elena! You have a dirty mind" he told her, pretending to be shocked.

Elena's eyes lit up. She did have a dirty mind since meeting him. He brought it out of her. "Your fault" she told him.

He went to swat her butt, but she jumped out of the way. "I'll get you, don't you worry" he promised her, smiling as they made their way into the kitchen. Stefan let go of her hand and opened the fridge, pulling things out like he owned the place. "Does everyone like omelets?" he asked.

"Yep" Elena said, grabbing pancake mix out of the pantry. She grabbed two bowls and two whisks for Stefan.

He went to work on cracking eggs. "Here, you work on these. I'll start the pancakes" he told her, looking for a frying pan. They were quite the team in the kitchen as well. "Hand me the butter?" he asked. Elena reached over and gave it to him. They proceeded to stand side by side cooking. "Damon called me" Stefan mentioned. "He said they needed our help picking out names for the baby. Apparently, we are the final tie breaker" he explained.